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IPFS News Link • Agriculture

Improving soil carbon measurements empowers African farmers

08-23-2021 • arclein

The research team looked for ways to help farmers assess their soil carbon in a quick, inexpensive way. They evaluated a low-cost portable "reflectometer." The reflectometer the team evaluated collects infrared reflectance at ten wavelengths, which allows a hardware cost of $400. For comparison, a highly accurate laboratory method can require an investment of over $100,000 for equipment. They calibrated this device with lab tests to verify the data they collected.

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Reported By robert klein

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